{"id":40802245188,"date":"2020-01-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&#038;p=40802245188"},"modified":"2020-01-06T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:04:06","slug":"monmouthpoll_nj_010720","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_nj_010720\/","title":{"rendered":"State\u2019s American Revolution Heritage Worth Preserving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>West Long\nBranch, NJ<\/em> \u2013 The vast majority of New Jerseyans say it is important to\npreserve and promote the state\u2019s Revolutionary War heritage according to a new <strong><em>Monmouth\nUniversity Poll<\/em><\/strong>. At the same time, many residents place the Garden\nState a notch below Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania in terms of its\nAmerican Revolution significance, even though George Washington spent more time\nin New Jersey during the war than any of the original colonies. Nearly 3-in-10\nNew Jerseyans have visited one of the state\u2019s Revolutionary War sites in the\npast five years. One of those sites marks Washington\u2019s famed Delaware River\ncrossing. Just over half of New Jersey residents, with a little prompting,\nrecall that this event led to the tide-turning Battle of Trenton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 8-in-10 New Jersey residents see value in preserving and promoting the state\u2019s Revolutionary War heritage, including about half (49%) who say this is very important to them and 35% who say it is somewhat important. The number who say this is very important has increased by 7 points (from 42%) since 2010 while the somewhat important result has held steady (35%). The number of state residents who say that preserving the state\u2019s American Revolution heritage is not important has gone down from 20% nine years ago to just 13% in the current poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cNew Jerseyans see value in promoting the\nstate\u2019s Revolutionary War heritage, but the poll also shows that many do not\nrealize just how much their home state contributed to the struggle for\nindependence,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling\nInstitute. In the spirit of full disclosure, Murray is also an advocate for New\nJersey\u2019s Revolutionary War heritage and is a former board member of the\nCrossroads of the American Revolution Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked to name the first state that comes to mind when thinking about the American Revolution, 16% of New Jerseyans offer their home state, which is about the same number who think of Massachusetts (20%), Virginia (16%), or Pennsylvania (15%) first. However, when asked to rate the relative significance of each state, the other three are seen as more prominent. Specifically, about two-thirds of Garden State residents say that Massachusetts (67%), Virginia (67%), and Pennsylvania (64%) are among the more significant states involved in the Revolutionary War effort. Half say the same about New Jersey (52%) which puts it on par with New York (50%), and ahead of other states like Delaware (41%) and South Carolina (29%) as one of the more significant states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparing these results to a national Monmouth University Poll taken this past summer finds that similar numbers of Americans think of Massachusetts (69%), Virginia (69%), and Pennsylvania (61%) as the most significant states in the American Revolution, but only 32% say the same about New Jersey, placing it on par with South Carolina (33%) but behind New York (52%) and even Delaware (51%). When the poll asked the national sample to name the first state that the Revolutionary War brings to mind, Massachusetts (24%), Virginia (18%), and Pennsylvania (12%) were in the top tier, while only 1% named New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConsidering some of the state\u2019s major sites, from the tide-turning Ten Crucial Days campaign to the Morristown encampments to the largest artillery battle of the war at Monmouth, New Jersey has really been keeping its American Revolution light under a bushel,\u201d said Murray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six-in-ten (61%) New Jerseyans say they are aware of Revolutionary War sites in the state and about half that number (28%) have actually visited one of these sites in the past five years. These results are unchanged from nine years ago (58% heard of a site in 2010 and 28% reported a visit in the prior five years). Older state residents are more likely to be aware of New Jersey\u2019s Revolutionary War sites, although they aren\u2019t any more likely to have visited them. Awareness of the state\u2019s sites includes 76% of those 55 years old and over, 56% of those 35 to 54 years old, and 49% of those 18 to 34 years old. Reported visits in the past five years include 29% of those 55 years old and over, 29% of those 35 to 54 years old, and 26% of those 18 to 34 years old.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty percent also report having visited a Revolutionary War site in another state. Taken together with in-state reports, 43% of New Jerseyans have visited a Revolutionary War site anywhere in the past five years. This includes 15% who have visited sites both in-state and out-of-state, 13% who have only visited a site in New Jersey, and 15% who have only visited out-of-state sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere seems to be fairly widespread interest in American Revolution-related tourism. The key is building more of it in New Jersey and that starts with higher in-state visibility,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a measure of top-of-mind awareness of New Jersey\u2019s American Revolution legacy, the poll asked respondents to name the place where Washington attacked Hessian troops after making his famed Christmas night crossing, which celebrated its 243<sup>rd<\/sup> anniversary a few weeks ago. One-in-four (24%) can name Trenton off the top of their heads and another 28% correctly choose it from a list that includes New York, Philadelphia, and Princeton \u2013 for a combined awareness of 52%. The poll also found that 24% have heard of the state\u2019s Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. Ability to identify Trenton as the first crucial battle is down slightly from 58% in 2010 and awareness of Crossroads is also down slightly from 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth\nUniversity Poll<\/em> was conducted by telephone from September 12 to 16, 2019\nwith 713 New Jersey adults.&nbsp; The question results in this release\nhave a margin of error of +\/- 3.7 percentage points.&nbsp; The\npoll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long\nBranch, NJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS AND RESULTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(* Some columns may not add to 100% due\nto rounding.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Q1-33\npreviously released.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question34\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">34.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">The Revolutionary War was fought between 1775 and 1783.\u00a0 When you think of the American Revolution, which U.S. state first comes to mind? <em>[LIST WAS NOT READ]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td style=\"vertical-align:bottom\">\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td style=\"vertical-align:bottom\">\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\"><em>National <\/em><br><em>comparison<\/em><br><em>June <\/em><br><em>2019<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Connecticut\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  0%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>0%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Delaware\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>4%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  6%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>3%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Georgia\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  2%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>1%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Maryland\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  1%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>1%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Massachusetts\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>20%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  14%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>24%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  New\n  Hampshire\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>0%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  0%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>1%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  New\n  Jersey\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>16%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  17%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>1%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  New\n  York\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>4%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  4%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>6%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  North\n  Carolina\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  1%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>1%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Pennsylvania\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>15%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  15%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>12%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Rhode\n  Island\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>0%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  0%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>0%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  South\n  Carolina\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>2%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  1%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>2%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Virginia\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>16%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  18%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>18%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Other\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>4%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  3%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>11%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  None\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>5%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  4%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>6%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  (VOL)\n  Don\u2019t know\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>12%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  13%\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>12%<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question35\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">35.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">I am going to read you a number of states.\u00a0 For each one, please tell me whether it was  one of the more significant states involved in the Revolutionary War effort, about average in significance, or if it was less significant than most other states? <em>[STATES WERE ROTATED] <\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\">One of <br>the more<br>significant<br>states   <\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\">About<br>average in<br>significance<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\">Less<br>significant<br>than most<br>other states<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\">(VOL)<br>Don\u2019t <br>now<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom\">\n  <strong><em>(n)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;Delaware\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>41%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>30%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>18%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>  <strong>11%<\/strong>   <\/td><td> <strong>(<em>713)<\/em><\/strong>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June   2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>51%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>23%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>15%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>11%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;Massachusetts\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>67%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>13%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>11%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>9%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>69%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>14%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>8%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>8%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;New Jersey\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>52%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>23%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>16%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>9%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>32%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>29%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>27%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>12%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;New\n  York\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>50%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>23%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>18%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>9%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(731)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>52%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>20%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>17%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>11%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;Pennsylvania\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>64%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>19%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>7%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>10%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>61%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>21%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>8%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>10%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;South\n  Carolina\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>29%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>25%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>34%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>12%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>33%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>26%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>31%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>11%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;Virginia\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>67%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>16%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>8%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>9%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\"><em>National comparison June 2019<\/em>   <\/td><td>\n  <em>69%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>18%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>5%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>8%<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(751)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question36\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">36.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">Do you happen to know of any Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey, or not?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Yes&nbsp; \n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>61%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  58%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  No&nbsp; \n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>39%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  41%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question37\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">37.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">Have you personally visited any Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey in the past five years, or have you not done that?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Yes, have visited\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>28%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  28%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  No, have not visited\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>71%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  70%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  1%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question38\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">38.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">Have you personally visited any Revolutionary War sites outside of New Jersey in the past five years, or have you not done that?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Yes, have visited\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>30%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  No, have not visited\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>70%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question39\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">39.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">Have you heard of New Jersey\u2019s Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area, or haven\u2019t you heard of this before?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Yes, have heard\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>24%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  30%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  No, have not heard\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>76%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  70%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question40\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">40.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">How important is it to you personally that New Jersey preserves and promotes its Revolutionary War heritage \u2013 very, somewhat, not very, or not at all important?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Very\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>49%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  42%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Somewhat\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>35%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  35%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Not very\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>7%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  10%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Not at all\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>6%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  10%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>3%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  2%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question41\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">41.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 to make a surprise attack on Hessian troops. Do you happen to know where he made this attack? <em>[ANSWER WAS NOT READ]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Trenton\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>24%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  24%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Other place named\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>14%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  14%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  No answer, don\u2019t know&nbsp; \n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>63%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  64%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question41A\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">41A.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">And if the choices were Trenton, New York, Philadelphia, or Princeton \u2013 what would you say? [<em>CHOICES WERE ROTATED<\/em>]<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Sept.<br>\n  2019<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  April<br>\n  2010\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>Named\n  \u201cTrenton\u201d in Q41<\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>24%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  24%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Trenton\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>28%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  34%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  New York\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>6%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  4%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Philadelphia&nbsp;&nbsp;\n  \n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>20%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  18%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Princeton\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>15%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  14%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>7%<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  6%\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>(n)<\/em><em><\/em>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong><em>(713)<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>(804)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth\nUniversity Poll<\/em> was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University\nPolling Institute from September 12 to 16, 2019 with a random sample of 713 New\nJersey adults age 18 and older, in English.&nbsp;This includes 359 contacted by\na live interviewer on a landline telephone and 354 contacted by a live\ninterviewer on a cell phone.&nbsp;Telephone numbers were selected through\nrandom digit dialing and landline respondents were selected with a modified\nTroldahl-Carter youngest adult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for all\naspects of the survey design, data weighting and analysis. The full sample is\nweighted for region, age, education, gender and race based on US Census\ninformation (CPS 2018 supplement).&nbsp;Data collection support provided by\nBraun Research (field) and Dynata (RDD sample).&nbsp;For results based on this\nsample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling\nhas a maximum margin of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points (unadjusted for\nsample design).&nbsp;Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table\nbelow).&nbsp;In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that\nquestion wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce\nerror or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Region<\/em><em> in this report is defined by county\nboundaries:&nbsp; Northeast (Bergen, Passaic),\nUrban Core (Essex, Hudson), Route 1 Corridor (Mercer, Middlesex, Union),\nCentral Hills (Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset), Northern Shore (Monmouth, Ocean),\nDelaware Valley (Burlington, Camden, Gloucester), and Garden Core (Atlantic,\nCape May, Cumberland, Salem, Sussex, Warren).<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <em>DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted)<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>Self-Reported<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>20%\n  Republican<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>45% Independent<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>35% Democrat<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>48% Male<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>52% Female<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>29% 18-34<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>36% 35-54<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>35% 55+<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>59% White<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>13% Black<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>17%\n  Hispanic<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>11%\n  Asian\/Other<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>64% No\n  degree<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>36% 4 year\n  degree<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click on pdf file link below for full methodology and results by key demographic groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But home state trails MA, PA, VA, in perceived significance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40802245205,"template":"","geography":[30],"class_list":["post-40802245188","poll","type-poll","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","geography-new-jersey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802245188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/poll"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802245188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40802245215,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802245188\/revisions\/40802245215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40802245205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40802245188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"geography","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/geography?post=40802245188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}